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ArticleAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Characterization of Antibiotic Treatment among Children Aged 0-59 Months Hospitalized for Acute Bacterial Gastroenteritis in Israel.

Muna Omar, Eias Kassem, Roula Abu-Jabal, Basher Mwassi, Dani Cohen, Khitam Muhsen

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Muna OmarDepartment of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6139001, Israel.
Eias KassemDepartment of Pediatrics, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera 3810101, Israel.
Roula Abu-JabalDepartment of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6139001, Israel.
Basher MwassiDepartment of Pediatrics, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera 3810101, Israel.
Dani CohenDepartment of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6139001, Israel.ORCID 0000-0003-2664-2303
Khitam MuhsenDepartment of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6139001, Israel.ORCID 0000-0003-1086-7559

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backgroundWe examined the extent and correlates of appropriate antibiotic use among children hospitalized with bacterial acute gastroenteritis (AGE) in Israel, a high-income country setting.

methodsData were collected from children aged 0-59 months who participated in active hospital-based surveillance of AGE undertaken during 2007-2015. Bacterial AGE was defined as having a positive stool culture for

resultsOverall, 550 children had bacterial AGE; of those, 369 (67.1% [95% CI 63.1-70.9]) received antibiotics, mostly azithromycin (61.8%) and third-generation cephalosporins (37.9%). Appropriate antibiotic treatment was given to 318/550 (57.8% [95% CI 53.7-61.9]). Children aged 0-11 months vs. 24-49 months were more likely to receive appropriate antibiotic treatment (OR = 1.90 [95% CI 1.09-3.33]). Having dysentery (OR = 5.30 [95% CI 3.35-8.39]), performing blood culture (OR = 1.59 [95% CI 1.02-2.48]), and C-reactive protein (CRP) levels (OR = 1.01 [95% CI 1.01-1.02]) were positively associated with receiving appropriate antibiotic treatment.

conclusionsMost children with bacterial AGE received appropriate antibiotic treatment, which correlated with young age, dysentery, CRP level, and performing blood culture, suggesting more severe illness, thus supporting the clinical decisions of physicians.

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antibiotics usechildrenculture-proven bacterial gastroenteritisdysenteryhigh-income countryhospitalization

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